Smoker&#39;s utensil



July zo,` A 192e;

F. w: PEGLAR sMoKERfs UTENSIL Filed July l0 1925 Patented July 20, 1925..

UNITE@ STATES? FRANK W. PEGLAR, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SMOKERS Application filed July 10, 192'5.

This invention relates to smokers utensils and more particularly to an improvement in the construction of tobacco pipes, cigarette and cigar holders or the like.

An important object of the inventionis to provide a cheaply and readily produced valve preventing the passage of saliva to the bowl or portion of the smoking tube used for holding the tobacco.

A further object of the invention is the production of a device of this character which may be readily applied to the smoking tube by the user and which is applicable to many forms of pipe now in common use without any change whatever ir. the present structure thereof.

A. further and more specific object of the invention is the provision of a tube of resilient m-aterial having one end closed and provided with a slit which, because of the resiliency of the material, is normally maintained in closed position, this tube being adapted to be placed over the bit or false bit of the smoking tube of a pipe or other tobacco smoking tube lto prevent the passage of saliva.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a sectional view through a tobacco pipe including a false bit showing my invention applied to this false bit, the bit being shown in elevation;

Figure 2 is a similar enlarged view in which the bit is shown in section;

Figure 3 is an enlarged View similar to that shown in Figure 1 but showing a different type of false bit;

Figure 1 is a detailed view showing the valve applied to a mouthpiece; and

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the valve unapplied.

Referring now to the drawings and more particularly to Figures 1 and 2 thereof, l have illustrated my invention as applied to the usual construction of a pipe wherein the bit 10 has an enlarged passage 11 within which is arranged the terminal portion of a false bit 12. In Figure 2 this false bit is arranged as applied to the bit 10 by threading the false bit, as at 13, while in Figure 3, the false bit is shown as simply slipped into position and held by friction. In these constructions, the inner end of the false bit UTENSIEL.

Serial No. 42,834.

is spaced from the walls of the enlarged cavity of the bit l() so that a pocket 1-1 is formed in which saliva passing through the smoke passage may collect to be removed from time to time. rllhis construction, if the collection compartment 111 is frequently cleansed, will prevent the saliva from passing to the bowl 16 of the pipe but the majority of smokers are careless yand fail to empty the compartment at frequent times with the result that the saliva passes to the bowl, becomes surcharged with tobacco juice and tar from smoke and is linally present in such large quantities that it is drawn into the mouth of the user, leaving a very unpleasant taste therein.

In accordance with my invent-ion, l apply to the small end 17 of the false bit the open end of a tube 18 of resilient material, one end of which is closed, as indicated at 19, and has formed on the upper part a slit 20 normally held closed by the resilience of the material employed. This slit 2O extends circumferentially of the tube 18 and provides a flap 22 acting as a flap valve. A suit-able material for the construction of this tube is rubber but any other suitable substance may be employed if this is found desirable.

When suction is applied to the bit 10 to draw smoke from the bowl 16 of the pipe, this suction will cause the slit 20 to open, permitting the passage of the smoke. Since this suction is intended to prevent the passage of liquids through the passage thus opened until it is discontinued, no liquids will pass to the bowl of the pipe at this time and as soon as the suction is relieved, the natural resiliency of the tube 18 will cause the slit 2O to close, preventing the passage of the liquids. It will thus be seen that the possibility of liquids reaching the bowl is prevented whether the compartment 14: is drained or not. While I have above described my invention as applied to the false bit, it will he obvious that it can be otherwise -applied as shown in Figure 4l. In this fioure, the resilient tube 18, which is made for this purpose somewhat larger, is applied to the outer end of the smoking tube covering the mouthpiece 21 of the smoking tube and sealing against the entry of fluids to the smoke passage 15 thereof.

It will be obvious that the construction above described is capable of a certainI range of change and modification without materially de'pai'tng from the spirit of the invention and I accordingly do not limit myself to such specific structure except as hereinafter claimed.

In combination with a smoking tube having a smoke passage, a tube of resilient innterial having one end closed and the opten end portion applied ovei-Vthe mouthpiece 10 end of the Smoking passage and having formed :in such closed end v Y slit normally closed by the resilienceof the material, .said slit extending eircunifelentinlly on the upA per part, of the tube to therebyfoitn e [lmp opening upon the application of suction to the tube of the mouthpiece.

In testimony whereof hereunto nfli; my signature.

FRANK lV. PEGLR. 

